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W. P. WENTWORTH.

I Car-Stake Holder.

Patented May 26, 1868.

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WILLIAM R WENTWORTH, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANDTHOMAS, S. SPRAGUE, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 78,405, dated 111613 "26, 1868 cmtedated Eloy 16,1868.

IMPROVED STAKE-HOLDER FOB. GARS.

'ro WHOM IT MAY eononnn;

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM P. WENTWORTH, of the city of Detroit, in thecounty of Wayne, in the State of Michigan, have invented a. new anduseful Improvement in Car-Stake Holders; endI do declare that thefollowing is an accurate description thereof, reference being held tothe-z1ceomponyin,g drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, and making a part of this specification.

The nature of myinvention consists in attaching the stake A to thecar-sill D by means of the cap or socket B, from the back side of whicha bolt passes through the cor-sill D. To hold the stake A upright, as inFigure 1, I use the strap O, attached, with a, hingej oint, E, to thecarsill D, (swagecl'or forged into the shape represented,) which passesover the stake A, and is fastened by the button F, turning upon the pinI in the slot G.

Figure 2 represents the stake when not in use. I

The stake A being loosened [it the top by unhooking the strap 0, can beturned outwards from the car by cutting a small bevel on the back sideof the stake, 3511i- K, which allows the stake to be turned down out ofthewvny by the side of the car-sill -D. The stake A is held in the cupor socket B by the pin 1. By this arrangement, no matter how heavy thelateral pressure may be at the top of the stake, when in use, I canreadily relieve it, so that the stake may be easily turned down.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination and arrangement of the stake A, the cap or socket B, thestrap C, the hingejoint E,the'

button F, the slot G, the pins H and I, and the bevel K, crrunged enddescribed, or any other substantially-tho some. For the'purposedesigned.

WILLIAM P. WENTWORTH.

Witnesses:

Tnos. S. SPRAGUE, N. R, ANDERSON.

